beast
To impose arduous exercise upon, either as training or as punishmentTo impose arduous exercise upon, either as training or as punishment.
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» The lion is the king of beasts.
Der Löwe ist der König der Tiere. — Manfredo
Лев — царь зверей. — zhekka
Лев - король звірів. — ChickenKiev
Лев — цар звірів. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(UK, transitive)To impose arduous exercise upon, either as training or as punishment.
(UK, slang, transitive)To bully or harass.
(Scotland, slang, transitive)To engage in sexual intercourse with, particularly in an illicit context.
That teacher is under investigation for beasting wee 'uns.
Examples
130 sentencesThe lion is the king of beasts.
Лев - король звірів. — ChickenKiev
ruЛев — царь зверей. — zhekka
deDer Löwe ist der König der Tiere. — Manfredo
The food was not fit for man or beast.
ruТакая еда не была впрок ни человеку, ни зверю. — Ooneykcall
This is a beast of burden.
Це в'ючна тварина. — deniko
ruЭто вьючное животное. — xmoffx
Don't provoke the beast.
A tiger is a beast of prey.
Тигр - хижа тварина. — ChickenKiev
Origin
From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstiaFrom Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.
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Forms
beasts, beasting, beasted, beastedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.